Lot no. 244
COLLECTION OF EGYPTIAN CORE-FORMED GLASS EAR PLUG AND AMULETS - EX CHRISTIE'S.
New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, Amarna Period, Reign of Akhenaten, Ca. 1351 - 1334 BC
A collection of four glass objects, including, from left to right: a tall blue ear plug with yellow and white spiral trails and a flaring rim; a turquoise and yellow bird-shaped amulet; a small turquoise and yellow pendant in the form of a snake head; and a dark blue bird amulet with white and yellow trailed decoration.
Size: 16-25mm x 7-12mm; Weight: 5g.
Provenance: Prince Collection, 1990s-2014; Ex Christie's, 2 May 2013 Lot 35; Ex Christie's, London, Antiquities Including Property from the Collection of Baron Edouard Jean Empain, 14 April 2011, lot 52; Previously in the Baron Empain (1852-1929) collection, Belgium.
For similar see: The British Museum, Museum number EA29261.
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